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Introduction to the calculus of variations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to the calculus of variations

...concepts of dynamics, Deterministic dynamics and Stochastic processes and diffusion. Understanding how to analyse dynamical processes is a central competence for using mathematics in science, engineering and economics. The materials in this course provide powerful tools which are used by practising applied mathematicians and give a deep insight into the properties of...
The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...concept over the last two decades. Patient Education and Counseling, 53(2), 239–244. Clement, D., & Arvinen-Barrow, M. (2013). Sport medicine team influences in psychological rehabilitation - A multidisciplinary approach . In M. Arvinen-Barrow & N. Walker (Eds.), The Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation (pp. 156–170). London: Routledge. Green, A. J., Jackson,...
Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?

...concept to understand in autism, as some autistic people tend to internalise their difficulties, meaning that their needs may not be detected as early as the needs of autistic people who present with a more externalising profile and accompanying learning disabilities, for example. The ‘internalised presentation of autism’, which is prevalent across genders but appears...
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...concept of ‘parentification’ or ‘role reversal’, which suggests parents’ authority is suppressed within the family dynamics because child language brokers find themselves in situations where they are assigned roles usually reserved for parents. Opponents of this idea argue against the notion of a role reversal during language brokering, reframing the activity as...
What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...concepts like equity, equality and social justice, which underpin ‘inclusive education’, relate closely to what is valued in society, what we think the purpose of education is, and how vulnerable or minority groups are perceived. What does this mean for how teachers, schools and policy-makers can help to support inclusive education within their contexts? Research by...
How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...concept of ‘prescribing’ the arts, which tends to suggest a medicalisation as well as something which is ‘done to’ the patient. There are also different approaches, which focus on developing the individual, the community, or both (see Drinkwater, 2025, p. vii). Finding out more Given the depth of evidence about the potential of the arts to aid health and wellbeing...
Kinematics of fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Kinematics of fluids

...concept of a stream function as a method of describing fluid flows and formulate Euler’s equation of motion for an inviscid fluid. The extract is relatively self-contained and should be reasonably easy to understand for someone with a sound knowledge of relevant mathematics, such as could be gained from Open University level 2 study of applied mathematics including...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...prompted many to claim that we have entered a new era, often referred to as the ‘Third Industrial Revolution’, the ‘information age’ or the ‘new economy’. Previous industrial revolutions were also linked to the rise of new technologies: the First Industrial Revolution, concentrated in Britain from around 1760 to 1850, introduced Cort's puddling and rolling...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs